League

Sigaloux
Spectators: 8160 (Terracing: 6120, Seating: 1875, VIP seats: 165) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Amine Nagel got the match started through his kick off. After 2 played minutes Sigaloux got a freekick which was hit by Kader Pretot. Patrice Richier took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 3rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Martial Quilichini. Sigaloux's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Sigaloux's goal looked a bit too open when Youri Bénezet came free, but Martial Quilichini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Youri Bénezet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Roger Chaillot took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Martial Quilichini. Martial Quilichini dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After 17 minutes, Amine Nagel made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Sigaloux's Martial Quilichini tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Youri Bénezet came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Arsenal FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Youri Bénezet couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Sigaloux's Mathias Varennes got a free kick in the 26th minute. Martial Quilichini didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Amine Nagel went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. 31 minutes into the game, Roger Chaillot cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Martial Quilichini was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Amine Nagel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Martial Quilichini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Sigaloux fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 36th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Arsenal FC a penalty, 37 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Patrice Richier, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Sigaloux's Martial Quilichini. 0-6. Youri Bénezet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Youri Bénezet in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Martial Quilichini prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Youri Bénezet in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Martial Quilichini saved Sigaloux from getting behind.

In the 52nd minute, Bastien Vincent hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sigaloux's defense didn't have a chance, in the 56th minute, when Amine Nagel scored to the left of an out of position Martial Quilichini, making the score, 0-8. Kader Pretot kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Martial Quilichini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrice Richier, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Youri Bénezet managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arsenal FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Youri Bénezet was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Martial Quilichini breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Roger Chaillot blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Martial Quilichini having to make a save. Sigaloux's Martial Quilichini proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Sigaloux from getting a goal against them. Martial Quilichini made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Youri Bénezet sent off a good shot on target. In the 72nd minute, Kader Pretot hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Amine Nagel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martial Quilichini having to interfere. With 76 minutes on the clock, Gilbert Landemaine commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 75 minutes into the game, one of Arsenal FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Martial Quilichini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Youri Bénezet in the 79th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sidney Jouvet in the 82nd minute of play forced Arsenal FC's goalkeeper Cyrille Arnault to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute of the match, Amine Nagel tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Martial Quilichini saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Cyrille Arnault showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jérémy Ghesquière in the 87th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Youri Bénezet in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Martial Quilichini saved Sigaloux from getting behind. In the 94th minute, Youri Bénezet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stéphane Schiltz in the 98th minute of play forced Sigaloux's goalkeeper Martial Quilichini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arsenal FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.